Up Tight is a soundtrack album by southern soul band Booker T. & the MG's for the film of the same title. The album's highlights include "Time Is Tight," a Top 10 hit single and signature song for the band, and "Johnny, I Love You" (the B-side of "Time Is Tight"), which features a rare vocal by keyboardist Booker T. Jones

Booker T. Jones

Booker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...

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Judy Clay

Judy Clay was an American soul and gospel singer, who achieved greatest success as a member of two recording duos in the 1960s.-Life:...

provides vocals on "Children, Don't Get Weary."

The album charted at number 98 on the Billboard 200 album chart and number 7 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.

Track listings

All tracks composed by Booker T. & the MG's; except where indicated

1. "Johnny, I Love You" - 3:00
2. "Cleveland Now" - 3:08
3. "Children, Don't Get Weary" (Frank Williams) - 3:35
4. "Tank's Lament" - 2:49
5. "Blues in the Gutter" - 3:24
6. "We've Got Johnny Wells" - 3:46
7. "Down at Ralph's Joint" - 3:51
8. "Deadwood Dick" - 4:29
9. "Run Tank Run" - 2:37
10. "Time Is Tight" - 4:55